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PLoS ONE, 2023 Background Consumption of avocados has been suggested to be beneficial for weight control, however, limited research is available about the related food choices.
Vivienne X. Guan +2 more
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Valorization of avocado seeds with antioxidant capacity using pressurized hot water extraction
Scientific Reports, 2022 The pulp of avocado (Persea Americana) is widely consumed as the primary food source, while the seed is often discarded as food waste. Increased consumption of avocado would inevitably results in production of waste by-products such as avocado seeds ...
Eng Shi Ong +4 more
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Avocado Cover Expansion in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Central Mexico
Conservation, 2021 Avocado cultivation has reduced the extent of forest ecosystems in central Mexico, even in natural protected areas such as the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (MBBR) where information on the extent and expansion dynamics of avocado cover is scant ...
Jesús Eduardo Sáenz-Ceja +1 more
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Modelling avocado-driven deforestation in Michoacán, Mexico
Environmental Research Letters, 2022 As demand for avocado climbs, avocado production in Michoacán—Mexico’s biggest avocado growing region—expands into new places. We use a spatial probit model to project the geographic distribution of likely future avocado expansion and analyze those ...
Eugenio Y Arima +4 more
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AVOCADO: A Virtual Observatory Census to Address Dwarfs Origins [PDF]
, 2012 Dwarf galaxies are by far the most abundant of all galaxy types, yet their properties are still poorly understood -especially due to the observational challenge that their intrinsic faintness represents.
Almeida, J. Sanchez +11 more
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Biology and systematics of the New World Phyllocnistis Zeller leafminers of the avocado genus Persea (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) [PDF]
, 2011 Four New World species of Phyllocnistis Zeller are described from serpentine mines in Persea (Family Lauraceae). Phyllocnistis hyperpersea, new species, mines the upper leaf surfaces of avocado, Persea americana Mill., and red bay, Persea borbonia (L ...
Davis, Donald, Wagner, David
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Foods, 2020 Avocado (Persea Americana Mill.) generates byproducts, especially the avocado seeds. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate the potential utilization of avocado seed as a very important, high phenolic content, climacteric fruit with unique ...
Karen Alissa +4 more
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Introduction of Avocado (Persia americana) Fruits in Eastern Himalaya of India: A Review
International Journal of Economic Plants, 2023 Avocado (Persia americana) or locally called Phamfal is a subtropical, dicotyledonous, evergreen tree belonging to the family Lauraceae. The avocado tree is originated from a broad geographical area stretching from the eastern and central highlands of ...
Saidiksha Subba +4 more
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Management of Osteoarthritis with Avocado/Soybean Unsaponifiables. [PDF]
, 2015 Osteoarthritis (OA) is a painful and life-altering disease that severely limits the daily activity of millions of Americans, and is one of the most common causes of disability in the world. With obesity on the rise and the worlds population living longer,
Bhatti, Simi +3 more
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The potential for dietary factors to prevent or treat osteoarthritis [PDF]
, 2014 Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease for which there are no disease-modifying drugs. It is a leading cause of disability in the UK. Increasing age and obesity are both major risk factors for OA and the health and economic burden of this ...
Bao, Yongping +8 more
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